Intel Core i5-13500T vs AMD EPYC 9174F

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-13500T CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 9174F
Intel Core i5-13500T AMD EPYC 9174F

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-13500T or AMD EPYC 9174F - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i5-13500T has 14 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-13500T was released in Q1/2023.

The AMD EPYC 9174F has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9174F was released in Q4/2022.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Core i 13000 (AL) (16) CPU group AMD EPYC 9004 (21)
13 Generation 4
Alder Lake S Refresh Architecture Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Core i5-12500T Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-14500T Successor AMD EPYC 9175F

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-13500T has 14 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-13500T is 1.60 GHz (4.60 GHz) while the AMD EPYC 9174F has 16 CPU cores and 32 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 9174F is at 4.10 GHz (4.40 GHz).

Intel Core i5-13500T Characteristic AMD EPYC 9174F
14 Cores 16
20 Threads 32
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz (4.60 GHz)
6x Raptor Cove
A-Core 4.10 GHz (4.40 GHz)
16x Zen 4
1.20 GHz (3.20 GHz)
8x Gracemont
B-Core --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core i5-13500T Characteristic AMD EPYC 9174F
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i5-13500T or AMD EPYC 9174F has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
1.55 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
11 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
32 Compute units --
256 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-13500T can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 9174F supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 460.8 GB/s.

Intel Core i5-13500T Characteristic AMD EPYC 9174F
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR5-4800
128 GB Max. Memory 6144 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 12
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 460.8 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
11.50 MB L2 Cache 16.00 MB
24.00 MB L3 Cache 256.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 5.0
20 PCIe lanes 128
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 504.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-13500T is 35 W, while the AMD EPYC 9174F has a TDP of 320 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i5-13500T Characteristic AMD EPYC 9174F
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 320 W
92 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 400 W
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-13500T is manufactured in 10 nm and has 35.50 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 9174F is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 272.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i5-13500T Characteristic AMD EPYC 9174F
10 nm Technology 5 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI
LGA 1700 Socket SP5
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11
Q1/2023 Release date Q4/2022
232 $ Release price 3850 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-13500T (100%)
AMD EPYC 9174F (98%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-13500T (79%)
AMD EPYC 9174F (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-13500T Intel Core i5-13500T
14C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
1779 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9174F AMD EPYC 9174F
16C 32T @ 4.40 GHz
1764 (99%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-13500T Intel Core i5-13500T
14C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
14238 (62%)
AMD EPYC 9174F AMD EPYC 9174F
16C 32T @ 4.15 GHz
22864 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-13500T Intel Core i5-13500T
14C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
2375 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9174F AMD EPYC 9174F
16C 32T @ 4.40 GHz
2286 (96%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-13500T Intel Core i5-13500T
14C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
13167 (96%)
AMD EPYC 9174F AMD EPYC 9174F
16C 32T @ 4.15 GHz
13687 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-13500T Intel Core i5-13500T
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.55 GHz
794 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9174F AMD EPYC 9174F
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-13500T Intel Core i5-13500T
14C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
25750 (100%)
AMD EPYC 9174F AMD EPYC 9174F
16C 32T @ 4.15 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-13500T AMD EPYC 9174F
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